University of New England Student Population

How many students at UNE?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of New England has a total enrollment of 6,573 students, including 3,884 undergraduate and 2,689 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,941 male students (29.5%) and 4,632 female students (70.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,746 White students (72.2%) and 527 Asian students (8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 3,884 undergraduate students (59.1%) and 2,689 graduate students (40.9%).
• Class Delivery: 2,887 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - UNE's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,941 male (29.53%) and 4,632 female (70.47%) students are attending University of New England. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 41.90.

By class level, 3,884 (59.09%) are undergraduate students and 2,689 (40.91%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.13% are male and 67.87% are female, while among graduate students, 25.77% are male and 74.23% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,746 White, 350 Black, and 527 Asian students out of a total of 6,573 are attending at University of New England. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of New England is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 46% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UNE has 42 students under 18 years old and 7 students over 65 years old. There are 3,647 students under 25 years old, and 2,922 students over 25 years old out of 6,573 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 42 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. UNE has 2,912 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 969 students aged 25 and over.

It has 735 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,953 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of New England, 2,887 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.

328 students who live in Maine or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,559 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,884 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 95 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.45%.94 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.